California 2015-2016 Regular Session Status: To Executive 1 D cosponsors

AB 676 — Employment: discrimination: status as unemployed.

Last action — Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Assembly
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Existing law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law prohibits various forms of employment discrimination with respect to the personal characteristics of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, or genetic information. This bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would prohibit an employer from publishing an advertisement or announcement for a job that states or indicates that an unemployed person is not eligible for the job. The bill would prohibit an employer from asking an applicant for employment to disclose, orally or in writing, the applicant's employment status, except as specified.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Consideration of Governor's veto stricken from file.

  2. Vetoed by Governor.

  3. Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.

  4. Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 52. Noes 27. Page 2836.).

  5. In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after September 3 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

  6. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 28. Noes 9. Page 2352.).

  7. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  8. From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 27).

  9. In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  10. In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  11. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (June 30). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  12. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on JUD. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (June 24). Re-referred to Com. on JUD.

  13. Referred to Coms. on L. & I.R. and JUD.

  14. In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

  15. Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 51. Noes 27. Page 1780.)

  16. Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

  17. From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (May 28).

  18. In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.

  19. From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (April 8). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  20. Referred to Com. on L. & E.

  21. From printer. May be heard in committee March 28.

  22. Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 11 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (121)

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

AB 676 CALDERON Concurrence in Senate Amendments

Passed 52 Yea · 27 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 482201
Democratic 4000
Republican 0500
Total 522701
% of votes cast 65%34%0%1%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Linder — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Not Voting
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Campos — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Low — Yea
Medina — Yea
Gray — Yea
Mullin — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Nazarian — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Atkins — Yea
Harper — Nay
Holden — Yea
Burke — Yea
Kim — Nay
Chang — Nay
Levine — Yea
Mayes — Nay
Baker — Nay
Chau — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Chávez — Nay
Cooley — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Melendez — Nay
Obernolte — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Ting — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Hadley — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Jim Patterson — Nay
Lorena Gonzalez — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay

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3rd Reading AB676 Calderon By Mendoza

Passed 28 Yea · 9 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 26803
Democratic 2100
Total 28903
% of votes cast 70%23%0%8%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Anderson — Nay
Bates — Nay
Hueso — Yea
Huff — Not Voting
Leyva — Yea
Roth — Yea
Wieckowski — Yea
Galgiani — Yea
Glazer — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Cannella — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Hertzberg — Yea
Allen — Yea
Hill — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
De León — Yea
Beall — Yea
Block — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leno — Yea
Liu — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Monning — Yea
Pan — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Vidak — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Runner — Nay
Fuller — Nay
Moorlach — Nay
Morrell — Nay
Nielsen — Not Voting
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Not Voting
Mark Stone — Nay
Jackson, Corey A. Democratic Yea
McGuire, Mike Democratic Yea
Nguyen, Stephanie Democratic Nay

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Do pass as amended

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Nay
Hill — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Lara — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Beall — Yea
Nielsen — Nay

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Placed on suspense file

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Bates — Yea
Beall — Yea
Hill — Yea
Leyva — Yea
Lara — Yea
Mendoza — Yea
Nielsen — Yea

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AB 676 CALDERON Assembly Third Reading

Passed 51 Yea · 27 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 472102
Democratic 4000
Republican 0600
Total 512702
% of votes cast 64%34%0%3%
How each member voted (80)
Member Party Vote
Achadjian — Nay
Alejo — Yea
Bigelow — Nay
Bloom — Yea
Brough — Nay
Brown — Yea
Holden — Yea
Low — Yea
Maienschein — Nay
Mathis — Nay
Mullin — Yea
O'Donnell — Yea
Quirk — Yea
Rodriguez — Yea
Steinorth — Nay
Thurmond — Yea
Waldron — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Cooper — Yea
Frazier — Yea
Burke — Yea
Campos — Yea
Chau — Yea
Salas — Yea
Bonilla — Yea
Gatto — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Gray — Yea
Lopez — Yea
Jones-Sawyer — Yea
Levine — Yea
Atkins — Yea
McCarty — Yea
Chiu — Yea
Chu — Yea
Cooley — Yea
Dababneh — Yea
Daly — Yea
Dodd — Yea
Medina — Yea
Olsen — Nay
Perea — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Ridley-Thomas — Yea
Santiago — Yea
Ting — Yea
Williams — Yea
Wood — Yea
Chang — Nay
Hadley — Nay
Harper — Nay
Kim — Nay
Linder — Nay
Mayes — Nay
Melendez — Nay
Baker — Nay
Chávez — Not Voting
Nazarian — Not Voting
Obernolte — Nay
Wagner — Nay
Wilk — Nay
Gomez — Yea
Gonzalez — Yea
Beth Gaines — Nay
Cristina Garcia — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Mark Stone — Yea
Roger Hernández — Yea
Travis Allen — Nay
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gipson, Mike A. Democratic Yea
Irwin, Jacqui Democratic Yea
Dahle, Megan Republican Nay
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Grove, Shannon Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay
Lackey, Tom Republican Nay
Patterson, Joe Republican Nay

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Do pass.

Passed 12 Yea · 5 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 10300
Democratic 2000
Republican 0200
Total 12500
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (17)
Member Party Vote
Bigelow — Nay
Holden — Yea
Wagner — Nay
Weber — Yea
Eggman — Yea
Daly — Yea
Gomez — Yea
Gordon — Yea
Rendon — Yea
Chang — Nay
Quirk — Yea
Wood — Yea
Eduardo Garcia — Yea
Bonta, Mia Democratic Yea
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Gallagher, James Republican Nay
Jones, Brian W. Republican Nay

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Subjects

civil-rights labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does AB 676 do?
Existing law creates the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement in the Department of Industrial Relations for the purpose of enforcing labor laws. Existing law prohibits various forms of employment discrimination with respect to the personal characteristics of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, or genetic information. This bill, on and after July 1, 2016, would prohibit an employer from publishing an advertisement or announcement for a job that states or indicates that an unemployed person is not eligible for the job. The bill would prohibit an employer from asking an applicant for employment to disclose, orally or in writing, the applicant's employment status, except as specified.
Who sponsors AB 676?
AB 676 is sponsored by Calderon, Lisa (Democratic).
What is the current status of AB 676?
This bill died with 2015-2016 Regular Session. It reached “To Executive” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track AB 676?
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